Ameer-e-Jamaat calls for 'humane, logical' steps over Ad-din Hospital

Jamaat e Islami supremo and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman on Monday urged the government to quickly take humane and logical steps regarding Ad-din Medical College and Hospital, where six newborn babies died on the same night last month,considering the academic future of hundreds of medical students and nurses left in uncertainty following the suspension of its licence by the government.

"I urge the government to give serious consideration to this issue in order to protect the academic careers and lives of the medical students and nurses," he said.

Shafiqur raised the issue while taking part in the general discussion on the proposed national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in Parliament.

He said tens of thousands of people had been receiving healthcare services from the hospital, while around 750 medical students and an equal number of nursing students were now facing uncertainty over their academic future because of the licence suspension.

"Who will take responsibility for the careers of these students?" the opposition leader asked.

He also expressed concern that foreign students would lose interest in enrolling in such institutions in Bangladesh if they feared their education could be disrupted midway.

Shafiqur said the government should allow the institution to resume operations as soon as possible after setting a timeframe for carrying out the necessary reforms.

If the hospital is not reopened very soon after completing the required reforms, all these students and nurses will remain in uncertainty, he said.

"If anyone is found guilty through a proper investigation, let them face trial and punishment—we have no objection," he said.

At the same time, he said the institution's positive contributions should also be appreciated, while any wrongdoing should be dealt with appropriately. "But our steps should be humane and logical," the opposition leader added.